They put new roots down South — over the US border.

Makayla and Brian Oberlin sold their five-bedroom house and a majority of their belongings before ditching life in the U.S. in April 2025. Alongside their three children — aged 14, 12 and 10 — and almost a dozen suitcases, they established a new home in the jungles of Panama. 3

The 36-year-old mother of three and her husband, a former military man, moved from Amarillo, Texas, to the tropical Central American country .

Though life looks different, Oberlin says she and her husband love it, and their kids are enjoying exploring their new home, meeting new friends and learning Spanish in school.

“My kids can finally go out alone,” which she didn’t feel comfortable allowing back in Amarillo, Oberlin, a business owner told SWNS.

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